Almondine Summary

Almondine is aware that Gar is gone. She spends time looking for him, spends time detecting his scent, but she can never find Gar. By the spring, his scent fades, and Almondine must accept that Gar is simply gone.

Almondine Analysis

Almondine handles Gar's loss by looking for him, cannot find him, and must accept that he is gone. The simple love and loyalty of Almondine is heartbreaking because she spends so much of her life looking for answers, and finds few.